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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-4708-8]

 

Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared February 07, 1994 Through 
February 11, 1994 pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), 
under Section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of 
EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 
(202) 260-5076.
    An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental 
impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 10, 1993 (58 
FR 18392).

Draft EISs

    ERP No. D-AFS-L65205-ID. Rating EO2, Sunshine Timber Sale, 
Implementation, Salmon National Forest, Cobalt Ranger District, Big 
Deer Creek, Lemhi County, ID.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections based on the 
potential for adverse effects to existing beneficial uses of Panther 
Creek and its tributaries under all of the action alternatives. Panther 
Creek and its tributaries have been listed as stream segments of 
concern by the State of Idaho. Several of the alternatives are also not 
consistent with the Salmon National Forest Land and Resource Management 
Plan. EPA requested additional information regarding water quality 
standards, wetlands effects, the potential for erosion hazard, 
mitigation effectiveness, site specific monitoring, noise effects and 
air quality effects.
    ERP No. D-AFS-L65208-AK. Rating EC2, Shamrock Timber Sales, Timber 
Harvesting and Road Construction, Stikine Area, Kupreanof Island, 
Tongass National Forest, Implementation, AK.
    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns based on the 
potential for adverse effects to existing beneficial uses of streams in 
the Shamrock analysis area from this timber sale and future timber 
sales. EPA requested additional information about compliance with water 
quality standards, noise effects, site specific monitoring and 
mitigation effectiveness.

Final EISs

    ERP No. F-BPA-L08049-00. Alternating Current (AC) Intertie 
Transmission Facilities, Capacity Ownership and Federal Marketing and 
Joint Ventures, Implementation, WA, OR, ID, MT, CA, NV, UT, NM, AZ, WY 
and British Columbia.

Summary: Review of the Final EIS has been completed and the project 
found to be satisfactory. No formal letter was sent to the 
preparing agency.

    ERP No. F-FRC-B05182-NH. Upper Androscoggin River Basin 
Hydroelectric Projects, Issuance of New Licenses/Relicensing for 
Operation of Seven Hydroelectric Projects, Coos County, NH.

Summary: EPA expressed environmental objections in that the FEIS: 
Did not resolve the issues of the scope of the analysis, range of 
reasonable alternatives, cumulative impacts, potential wetland 
impacts, water quality impacts and dioxin contaminated river 
sediments. EPA recommended that a supplemental EIS be prepared to 
assess the above issues and the environmental impacts from the 
modified project.

    Dated: February 22, 1994.
Marshall Cain,
Senior Legal Advisor, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 94-4349 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]
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